Yeah, it's here. I love all things cosmic but this is one of my favourite space themed designs. it's the combination of serious math around the orbit calculations, and the Jetson's spacecraft gliding in between. Space humour.
New in store from Riley Blake.
Yippee another excellent blogger has curated a unique and exclusive fabric bundle for Fabric Spark. Introducing the Thread Riding Hood bundle from Sherri, a talented and creative sewist with a lot of charm and great taste and a fun sewing blog call Thread Riding Hood. Sherri collected a great selection of fabrics to mix up a little whimsy, deep colour, graphics, nice neutrals and dark intensity. Her bundle is a standout and would make a great set of throw pillows, a fun book bag or a dramatic set of table linens (everyone would fight over the butterflies and hoppy dots).
She's offering a give away of this bundle on her website so check it out and win one for yourself. What would you do with these fabrics?
I have to write about this fantastic fabric. It's hard to find great designs for boys that avoid the cliches, my favourite 10 year old boy has good taste. I love the Zombies, and especially love the Zombie boxers. The next on my list was this fishy winner. The colours and simple design are great, but the underbite is the best part.
Wouldn't they be great as pajamas, a duvet cover, or as the main event in a patchwork quilt? Go on...take the plunge.
Foxfield from Tula Pink arrived this week. This is a designer who uses the natural world for her starting point. She always features living things but her colour choices, graphics, and the interplay of hyper detail with simple ideas make her collections stand out. She is an original.
The beautiful Merchant & Mills Dress Shirt pattern in tissue format is one of my favourite things. I learned about Merchant & Mills from a creative friend in the UK. They are an independant company situated in Staunton-on-Wye, and although they've only been in business since 2010, their clothing patterns have spread quickly in North America through Pinterest and word of mouth.
Mormor is here. Check it out. It has finally arrived. A great selection of her classic loose graphic prints in beautiful shades. I would like to completely change my sofa arrangement now and maybe get cracking on some summer clothes.
I'm really excited to announce my first blogger curated bundle from Very Shannon. Shannon is a super talented maker from Vancouver Island. She designs and develops her own knitting and sewing patterns and has recently co-written a book of beautiful knitting projects. I asked her to curate a bundle of 6 fat quarters from Fabric Spark and she chose a striking mix of black and whites from Lotta Jansdotter, Carolyn Friedlander and Michael Miller. You can win this beautiful bundle if you go to the Very Shannon blog and enter by telling her what you'd do with the fabric if you won (contest information and rules are available there too).
This cheeky little guy is from a collection called Pepe in Paris. Doesn't it make you want to sit in an atelier under the eaves with a north facing window, paint brush in one hand, bowl of cafe au lait in the other? I don't even drink coffee.
These guys make me so happy. I love how bright the colours are and the mirrored image of these handsome zebras. There are other beautiful fabrics in this collection. They are all strong on their own but it's a vibrant group to mix and play with together.
